A Labour lawmaker tells Al Jazeera sanctions would uphold British morals and legal obligations.
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Laura O'Connor is a London-based writer covering arts and culture.
A Labour lawmaker tells Al Jazeera sanctions would uphold British morals and legal obligations.
![A Palestinian child plays on a road on the outskirts of Qusra, a Palestinian village in the Israeli-occupied West Bank [File: Ammar Awad/Reuters]](https://aljazeeranews-mggx1uo47w.edgeone.app/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/2026-08-14T161200Z_788187704_RC2DYMALD05K_RTRMADP_3_ISRAEL-PALESTINIANS-SETTLEMENT-QUSRA-1787842224.jpg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
Arwa Elrayess, the first Palestinian to lead University of Oxford’s debating society, has been troubled by falsehoods.

Matthew Collings says his work on Israeli violence against Palestinians has been intentionally misinterpreted.
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